Here is an interesting, if not disturbing quote from one of the leading proponents of New Covenant Theology, Pastor at Reformed Baptist Church of Franconia, PA, Fred Zaspel:
"In keeping with one of the emphases of the John Bunyan Conference, we are going to look at this subject as it relates to the law. Really, this is the specific area of concern handed to anyone studying the larger picture of the Divine schema -- it just works out that way in that it is such a pivotal matter from the point of view both of Scripture and of the competing systems of theology today. Your view of the law winds up shaping your entire hermeneutical grid."
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary prof, Greg Welty has this to say about Zaspel's statement:
"Zaspel makes the disturbing statement about how New Covenant Theology "relates to the law...I say this statement is disturbing because one would hope that a distinctive view of law would be the last thing which shapes an entire hermeneutical grid! Shouldn’t it be precisely the reverse? Shouldn’t our view of law be a result of carefully worked out hermeneutical principles and conclusions gathered from the entirety of Scripture? I regard Zaspel’s statement as a blunt concession that, for NCT’s view of how one should interpret the rest of the Bible, Mt 5:17-48 is the tail that wags the dog"
I think Welty has made an accurate assessment of the comment.
"In keeping with one of the emphases of the John Bunyan Conference, we are going to look at this subject as it relates to the law. Really, this is the specific area of concern handed to anyone studying the larger picture of the Divine schema -- it just works out that way in that it is such a pivotal matter from the point of view both of Scripture and of the competing systems of theology today. Your view of the law winds up shaping your entire hermeneutical grid."
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary prof, Greg Welty has this to say about Zaspel's statement:
"Zaspel makes the disturbing statement about how New Covenant Theology "relates to the law...I say this statement is disturbing because one would hope that a distinctive view of law would be the last thing which shapes an entire hermeneutical grid! Shouldn’t it be precisely the reverse? Shouldn’t our view of law be a result of carefully worked out hermeneutical principles and conclusions gathered from the entirety of Scripture? I regard Zaspel’s statement as a blunt concession that, for NCT’s view of how one should interpret the rest of the Bible, Mt 5:17-48 is the tail that wags the dog"
I think Welty has made an accurate assessment of the comment.
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